The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-28
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
A Description of Sara at
Home.
WORK ON MR.. YoUNG's CONCERT
Reruhardts American Earnings-Her
AmiabIe Pets-The Next
Event-Notes.

A Partisan writer to an American
journal speaks as follows of Bernhardt's
return home after her tour in this coun
try:
Dora, Fedora. Frou-Frou, etc., all
embodied in one and the same person,
has at last returned to her native land.
No, her adopted country-Paris. She
kindly allowed us to hear her experien-
ces of her late tour in America. So late
on Monday evening we rang at No. 56
Avenue Periere, where Sarah Bernhard
hangs out. After passing through q
pretty hall. we are shown into bou-
DOR; through folding door we can see
the immense billiard-room, with glass
roof, which is being rapidly transformed
into a studio; for Nine. Bernhardt has
in no way given up her artistic mania,
as she laughingly assures Us.
She looks very well, but her voice is
slightly hoarse.
Have you ever been able" says the
interesting VoyGg euse, ITO take long
railway journey without catching cold
Even with the greatest care 1t is 1mpos-
sible to escape draughts.
She is in truth very chilly; In summer
she often sleeps under three blankets,
and, still feeling cold, plunges into an
iced bath to bring on resction. She
believes that Is is to this practice that
she owes her splendid health.
This small, frail-lookiHg woman. Who
does not weigh 100 pounds, has travelled
5000 miles in three months and half
She has spent lii days on the ocean
and has acted in 2S0 theatrical represen
tations, during her stay in America. Or
the other hand she has earned ], 200
OOOf., about $3.50, 600. As Messrs. Graz
and Abbey paid all travelling expenses
she only spent about $50 600. Thl:
leaves her a clear gain of $50 ,OOO-a
tidy little sum. Yet she is still heavily
in debt, principally on account OF fine:
that she is condemned to pay to Var1ou;
theaters for throwing up her engage
ments through caprice.
She saws that she has left the larger
half of her soul in America. For g
whole year she has been petted, praised
and kindly mentioned everywhere.
L have also passed some terrible days
| cannot tell you how | suffered a
Panama" Two of her fellow-artist'
had there an attack of yellow fever
which nearly proved fatal. Also, he
dressing-Woman had sunstroke there
Apropos of her comrades, MADAME
Bernhardt told us curious thing. II
the north, GARNER was very popula
and much applauded; as they travelled
down south he was less and less apprl
ciated, his way of acting being too colo
and correct for the fiery Peruvians. Ma
dame Bernhardt played only four piece
in the south-TheodOra, which was BY
far the most popular, Fedora, La Dam
aux Camelias, and few times Adrienr
Iseeouvreur. She spent her time, whel
not rehearsing, in exploring the plac
where she was and in hunting, spor
of which she is passionately fond. Sh
has brought from Guyaquil three croco
die skins, the spells of her own gun
From Buenos Ayres she brings back
tiger, whom she has christene'
"Tigrette."
We were naturally presented to thi
interesting animal and vice versa. l
craWled from under the campbell OF
which 1.-The divine Sarah always sleeps
The size and herceness of Tigrette hav
been much exaggerated. He is rel.
larger than good-sized cat. But b
Is very handsome. his bronze skill l
covered from the head to the tip of nj
tail by black marks; his eyes, which
shootforth fame, seem starting from
his head; he is far from being iul
grown, and in few months time "
confess that we should not care to b
locked up alone with him. No doub
his mistress will soon tire OF him. a
one moment she was fond of wearini
serpents twisted round her neck an
arms. That little fancy has quie
disappeared, for she is very capricious
though not with human beings. Sh
is one of the most faithful and warmes
friends we could wish to have, and, i
the truest sense of the word, has
large heart.
We left as they were laying the clot
for dinner, and the last thing we hear
was the gentle low voice of Madam
Bernhardt, accompanied by the sulle
growl of the aniabie Tigrette.